1 A sudden thought made her scramble to her feet.
2 Then it did seem as if Ben really would scramble down on her side of the wall, he was so outraged.
3 There was a brief fierce scramble, the rugs were tossed on the ground, Dickon held Colin's arm, the thin legs were out, the thin feet were on the grass.
4 And if she turned over and found one in bed she would scramble out and lift a howl that you would think the house was afire.
5 It is rather hard work: there is now no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble over the obstacles.
6 I made a sweeping blow in the dark at them with the levers, and began to scramble into the saddle of the machine.
7 It was a nearer thing than the fight in the forest, I think, this last scramble.
8 Before the housewives could rest, several people called, and there was a scramble to get ready to see them.
9 When they were done we threw down some flowers, and saw them scramble for them, kiss their hands to the invisible ladies, and go laughing away, to smoke and drink beer, I suppose.
10 It was beneath the dignity of any of them to indulge in a scramble for money.
11 In the mad scramble he was aware that the color sergeant flinched suddenly, as if struck by a bludgeon.
12 The bell rang again so soon that I made a mere scramble of my dressing, instead of the careful operation I could have wished under the circumstances, and went downstairs.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 26. I FALL INTO CAPTIVITY 13 Then it began to scramble all over the oval stellated globe of the tiny blossoms.
14 But she laid the baby beside Melanie, scrambled to the ground and, reaching up, lifted Wade out.
15 Pitty scrambled into her bedroom like a rabbit panting for its burrow.